The Fear In Me

The Fear In Me

Fearless Vampire Killers It was typically a winter’s night, freezing our collective tushies outside the O2 Academy in Birmingham, waiting to celebrate New Years Day, a little late maybe, but time is not always the defining factor.The room began to...
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Hostile Takeover

Hostile Takeover

All was not quiet on this New Years Day; our American cousins finally made it back over here after all the trials and tribulations of these past few years. They held us close to their hearts, we belonged to them,...
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Six Dinner Sid

Six Dinner Sid

Well, I caught four of the six bands, – unlike the character in the book I named this piece after – close enough on this Saturday night, where I found myself in deepest, darkest Digbeth, the famous Arts quarter in...
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Interview: Amongst Liars

Interview: Amongst Liars

Five Without An Alibi Marching up from the south coast with ginger beer and picnic blankets we have our very own Infamous Five, well three this evening, but Ross and Adam were with us in spirit. Amongst Liars are one...
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Finger Lickin’ Good

Finger Lickin’ Good

Happy New Year my friends, well we made it out of 2024, ruptured and ravaged by the year’s menace and mayhem, and I’d like to celebrate this new start with my friend Mike Milan Dedic. I’m a little late with...
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Eve

Eve

Curb your enthusiasm on Christmas EveGotta check my ammunition, I’ll take my leaveThrough the silenceThrough the violenceYou’ll hear my roarAll the time asking what the red button’s for.Smiling, shiningNight sky illuminationIt’s the wrong place, wrong ...
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Caravan Of Love

Caravan Of Love

‘You will not remember where my body can be found’ On Friday 20th December Guy B packed away his headphones and locked the door on his caravan, to close a chapter on what has been a magnificent run of shows...
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Castles In The Air

Castles In The Air

Flesh Creep ‘You gotta hold onto your dreams, because once in a while they come true’ The words of Birmingham legend Ozzy Osbourne rang true on the night of 19th December as we descended on the renowned establishment The Castle...
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Reign On Me

Reign On Me

Toranaga UK ‘Roar of the greasepaint, smell of the crowd’ When I were a tiddler, I came across the name Acid Reign in my old Kerrang and Metal Hammer magazines. I used to see interviews with Thrash/ Death metal bands...
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The Thrasher Games

The Thrasher Games

Thrashead So, the evenings runners and riders were looking pretty sharp and in shape as the fans descended on The Rainbow for what would be an historic occasion. Before I start just an honorary mention for local legends Blue Nation...
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